Azithromycin for Bronchitis User Reviews (Page 4)

• Headed...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 10, 2016

"Was prescribed 500mg for 3 days for acute bronchitis and got worse on day 4 to the point of needing to go to the hospital. Deepened cough, unable to breathe and severe stomach cramps. This drug is useless and only promotes worse super bugs and antibiotic resistant strains."

• Nana-...
• January 3, 2018

Zithromax (azithromycin) "Wow, after reading the comments here, I am thankful to say I've had very little in side effects. Had worsening bronchitis and sinusitis for over a month. Finally called the doc for antibiotics. Within 24 hours I could feel it working. Had a short spell of my temp going up the first day. I'm on day 5 and almost clear of infection and thankful this med will keep on working for a while. Each day I've had a short spell of belly cramps but that's it. I generally eat a lot of yogurt so that may help. I react very badly to plain erythromycin so however this is different it's a great improvement."

• Leeluh
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 10, 2018

"I had bronchitis and a sinus infection. This cleared my sinus infection in two days and I'm on my last day of antibiotics and my cough is almost gone too. No more coughing up green. I tend to get the rarest, most horrible of side effects from medicines but not too bad with this. I'll say its a very potent antibiotic with universal uses. When I took it on an empty stomach, I experienced slight upset stomach. On a full stomach, no issues. I did experience loose stools with foul smell. I 100% would take it again for these issues. Benefits outweigh the slightly annoying side effect for a handful of days."

• Anonymous
• October 18, 2010

Zithromax (azithromycin) "I was given 2 tablets the first day followed by 1 tablet for the next four days. I was coughing so hard I could not get out of bed. The only thing it did for me, now on day 10, is it eased up the cough so that I did not lose my breath and vomit phlegm but I just called the doctor again today because I am still coughing up very thick Phlegm. It helped but it did not work that great at all. Now the Doctor is calling in Tessalon pearls. We will see if that works."

• RitzGS
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 26, 2017

Zithromax (azithromycin) "Was given Z pack for Bronchitis. Didn't really help with it. Made me have diarrhea. Made me sick to my stomach, terrible metallic taste and sinus mucus. It was like it was toxic on my system. I also got a bladder infection after taking it. Probably killed all the good bacteria in my gut. Never again."

• Penny
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 5, 2019

"I was prescribed 500mg for 3 days plus 20mg of prednisone for 3 days for severe bronchitis, sinus infection and fluid behind my ears. I was also prescribed albuterol inhaler and I still have severe cough and sound worse than I did when I went into the drs office. I have no bowel movements and now only have inhaler to help with breathing. Still coughing like crazy and blowing my nose. I'm very tired probably have to go back to dr and miss another day or 2 of work. I'm feeling miserable."

• Mimi
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 31, 2018

Zithromax (azithromycin) "Diagnosed with bronchitis on Friday, started the zpack and I've taken them to the end and still very sick after an entire week! I realized I needed to be seen when I woke up this morning with terrible chest pains especially when I breath. I went to urgent care this morning and the doctor said that I was the second patient he had that took z pack and had no effect. I am disappointed to say the least! Now I am on a different antibiotic. If I could give zero stars I would"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 10, 2017

Zithromax (azithromycin) "I woke up one morning with burning in my chest when I coughed, lots of mucous in my upper respiratory area, a headache, 101 fever and the mucous was even flowing out of my left eye. My Internist prescribed the Zpack. On day 3, the burning in my chest went away. But the side effects were severe. On day 3, I began to get massive night sweats. These sweats lasted 31 days after the last pill I took. My blood sugar level also rose to prediabetic levels. My glucose was tested at 115, then 108. My blood pressure and heart beat rocketed for well over a month before it subsided. I would say that my body did not respond very well to Zithromax. But the drug did what it was suppose to. I would never take this drug again unless I was forced to ."

• N5083...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 29, 2019

"Absolutely worst drug ever. The side effects are worse than the original illness it was treating. Three days into and I cannot stop coughing. Still coughing so far. Ears ringing dizziness. This is a rubbish drug. Do not take it"

• Generic...
• June 3, 2015

Zithromax (azithromycin) "Never have taken the generic brand before the pharmacy took it upon themselves to switch it ( Rite Aid) I have to say I'm on day 3 of 5 and it's not working.With original the 3 day Pak I started feeling better that night now got to call the doc back and have it represcribed somewhere else and tell them to do not do generic!!!"

• Anonymous
• April 25, 2011

"I was prescribed the Z-pack (5 day) and I'm on my third day. I still have that rattle in my chest and unable to sleep at night. May have to change since this seems to not be working for me. This is unusual because it worked wonders in the past."

• Tri-pak...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2012

"I did the Tri-pak actually. That's three pills, 500mg, for three days, and it cured my bronchitis within a week after when I took the first pill. I had the pills and codeine cough syrup. I thank a hotel doctor for diagnosing me with it. I am still coughing slightly (about 10 times or less a day) but it is a gentle cough. Basically, It worked wonders. I feel great. I got the bronchitis about three weeks ago from the time I wrote this review. People are amazed that I did the three pack. Why? Because I felt no ill side effects. I did the Tri-pak and it cured me within a week."

• Anonymous
• October 14, 2010

"In the last year I have had bad coughing episodes on two separate occasions. One in February and one now in October. In both instances, the doctor prescribed a 5-day supply of Z-pack and in both cases I had to try to get a second 5-day supply because the first didn't work. Now I have been through two 5-day supplies and still have a bad cough. I have always had bronchitis problems but it would be a once-a-year event and once I went to the doctor, he would prescribed something and then I'll be better in a couple of days. I have moved and now I go to a different doctor who seems to be in love with Z-pack. My first experience with it was after I moved here. It doesn't work for me."

• Anonymous
• December 1, 2011

"I'm not completely through with my 5 doses, but am doing better so far. This is my second time taking it, but this time on Day 2, I had really bad stomach cramps. I thought it was related to my illness, but when I got them the next day after taking the Zithromax, I knew it was the medicines. I researched online, and it was recommended to eat yogurt or take acidophilus pills with the Z-pack. I ran out and got both, and that helped tremendously!"

• OhRob
• May 21, 2015

"I took Zithromax for 5 days 250 mg. Knocked out a horrible case of coughing and bronchitis by the time I was done, but have been experiencing diarrhea since I've been off it for the past week. I hope this ceases soon. I did not have the diarrhea while taking it, but I was also taking a cough syrup with codeine and as I understand it, codeine causes constipation of sorts, so maybe that's why the diarrhea started after I stopped taking the cough syrup. No horrible coughing anymore or chest distress... just lower tract for now."

• little...
• October 24, 2016

Azithromycin Dose Pack (azithromycin) "My doctor gave this dose pack have chronic bronchitis it help very little went to doctor again gave me the same thing I had this bronchitis for a month it's a little better but not gone now call doctor again third time got a office tomorrow this dose pack is junk send it back to India"

• Tee
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 24, 2020

"My doctor gave me this cuz I thought I had a bad cold so he put me on this z-pack which is this. This truly did not work for me and he gave me diarrhea and I'm still coughing it made me cough worse in I still have to call my doctor back to give me something else it made me cough more it's not worth it"

• Henry
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 13, 2019

"Zithromax was an excellent antibiotic. The generic, azythromycin, is useless. It has been given to me and my kids. The respiratory condition did not improve in all three cases. I ask my doctor for Augmentin or its generic. This one seems to still work well."

• Kebbie
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 29, 2015

"I had been coughing for 2 weeks straight really badly. I called my doctor to get a check up and she prescribed me the 5 day dosage. 2 the first day and then 1 for the next 4. By the 5th day my cough was still there and I had gotten the runs. This medicine was a waste of my time"

• Emerald
• December 4, 2018

"I have acute bronchitis and today I got this drug, seeing all these comments saying it's successful gets me really happy that my bronchitis will go away. Today I took this drug and I felt 50% better, I really want my bronchitis to go away, I really do cuz I have a whole big life ahead of me"

• JOJO
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 26, 2018

"Had bronchitis and mild asthma with a cold for a week and the doctor immediately prescribed me this med when I told her that my chest started to hurt everytime I coughed. After a day of a strong dose, I felt much better and I'm no longer coughing up yellow phlegm. However, the side effects after 3 days are kicking in. My body feels weak and I have mild diarrhea. It's a strong effective med and it works if you take it immediately before it could get worse as for the side effects they are bearable and not that bad."

• alexa
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 13, 2015

"Horrible drug. You feel sicker than before and the nausea does keep you up at night even if you try to eat more. I hate it. Not taking it anymore and I saw online it can cause heart electrical signals to go chaotic according to fda. So why are they still prescribing this?"

• Nahnah
• December 18, 2017

Azithromycin Dose Pack (azithromycin) "This medication is garbage! I have had acute bronchitis for 7 days, started this medication on day 2, took the last pill today, I feel awful. My lung hurts when I cough, still not coughing anything up. Feel just as bad as I did before starting this zpack "

• Anonymous
• March 3, 2016

"z packs never get rid of the problem. I start to feel better and when the pills are done issue comes back full force an I end up feeling even worse. I don't have this issue with any other antibiotic. I have asked not to be prescribed it anymore."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 19, 2017

Zithromax (azithromycin) "I have asthma and recently came down with bronchitis yesterday and ended up at urgent care. I had noticed it a few days ago when my chest was tight and my inhaler wasn’t helping, and this morning after I woke up feeling terrible with a wet cough and lower back pain from the cough. I went to urgent care and they prescribed me a z pack which I am currently on. The second day of taking it I had a 101.4 fever, and it has been reduced by taking ibuprofen as well. I am coughing up lots of phlegm which is helping me breathe better, and I’m coughing less. Overall, so far doing good. I will update if anything comes back"